1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1978 and ended on 24 September 1978.

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 24 September 1978, Kerry won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.

Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.

Leinster Championship format change
In 1978 Round 2 returns to the Leinster football championship.

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

 * Overall

Miscellaneous

 * Kevin Moran, who had signed for Manchester United F.C. in February 1978, was given permission from the club to line out for Dublin in their Leinster semi-final defeat of Offaly. He remained on the panel for all of Dublin's subsequent games.
 * On 28 May 1978, James Stephens Park, Ballina hosted its first championship game for 28 years it was the Connacht Quarter-final between Mayo and Leitrim.
 * At the Ulster final between Down and Cavan, an official attendance of 27,600 is given, however, it is estimated that between 6,000 and 8,000 extra spectators were at the game.
 * In the All-Ireland semi-final between Down and Dublin, the Down players wore black armbands as a mark of respect to the late Michael Cunningham. He was the father of the team's centre-forward Mickey Cunningham and died in the week leading up to the match.
 * Kerry won their first title in a year ending with 8. They became the first county in either code to win at least one All Ireland in years ending with all ten digits.

Roll of Honour

 * Kerry - 24 (1978)
 * Dublin - 20 (1977)
 * Galway - 7 (1966)
 * Wexford - 5 (1918)
 * Cavan - 5 (1952)
 * Cork - 4 (1973)
 * Kildare - 4 (1928)
 * Tipperary - 4 (1920)
 * Down - 3 (1968)
 * Meath - 3 (1967)
 * Louth - 3 (1957)
 * Mayo - 3 (1951)
 * Offaly - 2 (1972)
 * Roscommon - 2 (1944)
 * Limerick - 2 (1896)